Untangling the relationship between fat distribution, nutritional status and Parkinson's disease severity.

CONCLUSION: We found a negative association between severity of motor impairment and total fat mass in PD, more specific with respect to an android pattern of fat distribution. This association seems to be driven by nutritional status, and is significant only among patients at risk of malnutrition or with overt malnutrition.
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Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 14, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Pisciotta MS, Fusco D, Grande G, Brandi V, Lo Monaco MR, Laudisio A, Onder G, Bentivoglio AR, Ricciardi D, Bernabei R, Zuccalà G, Vetrano DL Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research